Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-08
NEWS.
A Serious Difficulty With Navajo
Indians at Defiance Station.
EXECUTION or THEODORE BAKER FOR THE
MURDER or FRANK UARuH.
John J. corneilson Released On a Writ Of
Eabeas Corpus.
FoTHERlNaHAM SUES THE ADAMS Ex-
PRESS COMPANY FOB $loo, 900.
A New York Police officer Starts a Lot
terry and Policy Business.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
Trouble with Navajo Indians.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, May 6.-Ihe
Democrats special at Gallup says a seri-
GUS difficulty with the Navajo Indians
occurred about 8 o'clock this morning
at Defiance Station, seven miles west
OF here. 1t seems that a dispute arose
in a store Of the village between E. T.
Allen, clerk, and a Navajo Indian.
The latter sprang over the counter to
grasp a pistol, and at the same mo-
ment Allen drew his pistol and shot
the Indian, killing him instantly.
Mr.. Borland, the owner of the store,
and his wife, who were in a room
above the store at the time, came
down, and seeing what had happened
started for Gallup at ono on horse
back, but had not gone far when they
were surrounded by Indians armed
with rifles and pistols, who accused
Borland of killing the Indian, and
threatening to kill him and his wife
on the spot. The Indians were wild
and furious with excitement, but Mr..
Boland succeeded in quieting them by
giving up his weapons, saying that he
had nothing to do with the killing, but
come to trade with the Navajoes.
Finally they were permitted to con-
tine their journey to Gallup. In the
meantime Allen and an old man
named Hans ~barricaded the upper
story of the store to defend them
selves from the attack. The Indians
broke into the store and carried away
all they wanted, rifing the store OF
everything valuable. An hour after
the shooting a freight train of the At
lantic & Pacific road passed, and
Allen and Hans ran for it under a
heavy fire from the Indians. Allen
made the train and came to Gallup.
Hans missed the train, but after being
followed by the Indians shooting at him
at some distance, eluded them. and also
reached Gallup. A detachment OF
cavalry from Fort Wingate has gone
to Defiance, which will have a whole
some effect on the Indians, and prob
ably prevent any more bloodshed.
Fatal Quarrel Over q Trivial Mat
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, May IA
special to the Democrat at Kingston
says Dund Burke, a well-known citi-
zen, was killed by a miner named Con
Ryan. The men had been drinking
freely, and quarreled wei a trivial
} matter. Burke challenged Ryan to
fight with pistols. Ryan replied that
he was unarmed. Burke offered to
furnish him a weapon if he would
accompany him to his house. The
} proposition was agreed to, and both
!, went to Burke's house, where Ryan
was given a revolver. The men then
stepped into the street and fired at
each other at a distance of so feet.
Three shots were rapidly fired, and
Burke fell on the ground a corpse.
Ryan fired but one shot, and it is be-
lieved that two were fired by Burke,
whose head was pierced by the third
and only shot fired by Ryan. Ryan
surrendered, and was held in 81, 200
bail to await the Grand Jury.
An Opinion About Cattle.
MONTREAL, May ~. H. Smith,
representing John Swan & Sons, live
stock importers of Glasgow, has re-
turned from an extended tour of the
ranching country in the Northwest
and British Columbia. He a v the
past Winter has been the most severe
for cattle ever experienced since the
ranch started in the Northwest. and
the average loss of pilgrim cattle
brought into the Territories from On
tario and British Columbia will amount
to from 20 to rs per cent, while the
loss on the old range acclimated stock
will not exceed from 8 to 10 per cent.
Nine thousand head of cattle were
driven wei the plains from Montana
to Maple Greek (283 miles east of Cal
garry last year, andowing to the Mon
tana ranges being so crowded it is ex-
pected that from 40, 1000 to 10000 cattle
will come into the Territories this year,
provided that the ninty days quaran-
tine of Montana cattle does not hold
them back.
Contempt Of che Court Of Appeals.
LOUISVILLE, May John j. Cor
nelson, who assaulted and cowhided
Judge Reid, causing him to suicide,
and who was. sentenced to Jail for
three years, was released on a writ of
habeas corpus by Magistrate Stofart to-
day. The affair has created a sensa-
ton, inasmuch as his release amounts
to a Magistrates Court overruling the
| decisions of the Court of Appeals.
Magistrate Stofart decides that the old
common law of England and Virginia,
upon which the Imprisonment of Cor
nelson was predicated, does not enter
into the statute of Kentucky, and conse-
quently his Imprisonment was illegal.
The lawyers say that Stofart has
placed himself in contempt of the
Court of Appeals. Corneilson is on
the street attending to business.
Forest Fires distinguished.
RoNDoUr, N. Y, May THE
forest fires in the Catskills were ex-